Unlike the other creations of Raj & DK, their first collaboration with Netflix, Guns & Gulaabs, takes way too much time to enter that space which you generally associate with their creations. For almost the first 4 episodes of the series, my expectations about the series were going down as the narrative felt very disjoint… Continue reading Guns & Gulaabs Review | Despite the Initial Sluggishness, Raj and DK Manage to Land Their Black Comedy Smoothly
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Kohrra Review | A Social Critique With the Flesh and Bones of an Intriguing Thriller
Kohrra, the new Netflix crime thriller series, is one of those thrillers that starts off as a whodunit and then slowly transitions into that character exploration tale which eventually takes the shape of a social critique. Made by Clean Slate Filmz and co-created by Paatal Lok fame Sudip Sharma, who also wrote Udta Punjab, the… Continue reading Kohrra Review | A Social Critique With the Flesh and Bones of an Intriguing Thriller
Lust Stories 2 Review | The Mirror and the Grandmother Win Your Heart in This Mixed-Bag Package
Like any other anthology that has been released on OTT platforms in the post-corona scenario, Lust Stories 2 is also a mixed bag of contents. While Konkona Sen Sharma’s segment soared above the others in terms of the way it approached many layers within a minimal time, Sujoy Ghosh’s attempt to add a fantasy layer… Continue reading Lust Stories 2 Review | The Mirror and the Grandmother Win Your Heart in This Mixed-Bag Package
Scoop Review | This Legal Drama Is a Series Brimming With Pertinence
In those very final moments of the series Scoop, Jagruti Pathak, the central character of the series, asks her ex-Boss Imran about why she was chosen to be the scapegoat in a case that pretty much exposed the connection of the Mumbai Underworld with the Mumbai police. The reply Imran gives her somewhere gives us… Continue reading Scoop Review | This Legal Drama Is a Series Brimming With Pertinence
Extraction 2 Review | This Sequel Is Definitely Bigger but Not at All Better
2020’s Extraction, which many people watched as it was one of the first movies to release during the pandemic, was fun to watch mainly because of how it was designed as a portfolio for stunt coordinator turned director Sam Hargrave. Even though the story aspect of it was pretty simple, the quality of the action… Continue reading Extraction 2 Review | This Sequel Is Definitely Bigger but Not at All Better
Takkar Review | This Tamilnadu Version of The Transporter Is an Endurance Test
In the movie Takkar, our hero is a luxury taxi driver. His Korean boss would make scratches on his body if his driving caused scratches on the car’s body. And this guy decides to drive a Mercedez Benz car in reverse on a busy public road to stalk his crush. Needless to say, the car… Continue reading Takkar Review | This Tamilnadu Version of The Transporter Is an Endurance Test
Kathal Review | A Timely Satire That Needed a Tidier Script
The new Netflix film Kathal, starring Sanya Malhotra in the lead role, is a mixed-bag satire that couldn’t fully utilize its satiric potential. Even though it is sharp in criticizing the people in power for their double standards and insensitivity, the confusion on whether to make it a true blue satire causes a bit of… Continue reading Kathal Review | A Timely Satire That Needed a Tidier Script
Thiruvin Kural Review | A Sloppy Thriller That Takes Little Effort to Be Compelling
The moment you see that introduction fight for our hero as he protects his niece from a molester, the shoddiness of the writing of the new Arulnithi starrer Thiruvin Kural becomes very clear. Harish Prabhu’s psycho-killer story wants to present itself as a nail-biting thriller. But the imagination is so vapid that you just sit… Continue reading Thiruvin Kural Review | A Sloppy Thriller That Takes Little Effort to Be Compelling